My game pick: Auburn 38, University of Louisiana at Monroe 13. I don't think the Warhawks will be a pushover, but the margin of victory should be safe enough for Auburn to play some younger reserves in the second half.

My quarterback pick: I've been torn on this issue for much of the August. The race is legitimately close, but I have been giving Chris Todd the nod because of his accuracy, his familiarity with the offense and his relationship with Tony Franklin. But now, with the opener approaching, I've changed my pick. I think Kodi Burns will take the first snap. I base that solely on my gut feeling from interviewing both quarterbacks this week. Take it with a grain of salt. I think both quarterbacks will get plenty of snaps, and if one is clearly better (which I'm not sure is the case), we should know soon enough.

What do you think?

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